Hydrodynamic of an expanded bed adsorption column for use in purification of maize malt proteins (Zea mays)

Authors

  • João Baptista Severo Junior Universidade Federal Sergipe, UFS
  • José Carlos Curvelo Santana Unicamp
  • Roberto Rodrigues de Souza UFS
  • Elias Basile Tambourgi UNICAMP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/exacta.v6i1.712

Keywords:

Caracterização hidrodinâmica. Distribuição do tempo de residência. Índice de expansão. Leito fluidizado. Velocidade terminal.

Abstract

In this work, it was studied the hydrodynamic behavior of an expanded bed adsorption column to obtain the optimum conditions for amylase recovery from maize malt. Amberlite IRA 410 ion-exchange resin was used in chromatographic bed, phosphate buffer with and without 2% of maize malt and distiller water as fluidizers at temperatures of 295.15 ± 1 K and 301.15 ± 1 K. The results showed that the experimental data were fitted to the Richardson and Zack equation, and the comparison between the experimental and calculated terminal velocities demonstrated low relative error, minor than 15% from theoretical velocity values; it validates the use and application of these equations in expanded bed adsorption. The study of residence time distribution indicated that Daxial and Pe increased by reason of elevation of temperature, bed height and bed voidage. N had constant value of 2.14, being the best condition of amylase recovery that which represented low bed voidage, due to better economic viability.

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Author Biography

Elias Basile Tambourgi, UNICAMP

Depto de engenharia de sistemas quimicos (DESQ), Unicamp;

Published

2009-02-10

How to Cite

Severo Junior, J. B., Santana, J. C. C., Souza, R. R. de, & Tambourgi, E. B. (2009). Hydrodynamic of an expanded bed adsorption column for use in purification of maize malt proteins (Zea mays). Exacta, 6(1), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.5585/exacta.v6i1.712

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